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Quran Maqasid

Surah Luqman, verse 12

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ولقد اتينا لقمان الحكمة ان اشكر لله ومن يشكر فانما يشكر لنفسه ومن كفر فان الله غني حميد

We bestowed (in the past) Wisdom on Luqmān: "Show (thy) gratitude to God." Any who is (so) grateful Does so to the profit Of his own soul: but if Any is ungrateful, verily God is free of all wants, Worthy of all praise.

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  • Verse 12 of 34
  • Juz 21
  • Page 412

Word by word

  1. وَلَقَدْAnd verilywalaqad
  2. ءَاتَيْنَاWe gaveātaynā
  3. لُقْمَـٰنَLuqmanluq'māna
  4. ٱلْحِكْمَةَthe wisdoml-ḥik'mata
  5. أَنِthatani
  6. ٱشْكُرْBe gratefulush'kur
  7. لِلَّهِ ۚto Allahlillahi
  8. وَمَنAnd whoeverwaman
  9. يَشْكُرْ(is) gratefulyashkur
  10. فَإِنَّمَاthen onlyfa-innamā
  11. يَشْكُرُhe is gratefulyashkuru
  12. لِنَفْسِهِۦ ۖfor himselflinafsihi
  13. وَمَنAnd whoeverwaman
  14. كَفَرَ(is) ungratefulkafara
  15. فَإِنَّthen indeedfa-inna
  16. ٱللَّهَAllahl-laha
  17. غَنِىٌّ(is) Free of needghaniyyun
  18. حَمِيدٌۭPraiseworthyḥamīdun

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